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## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2023-54074"
idYear: 2023
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2025-12-24T12:23:16.920Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-05T09:16:58.648Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:57:03.413Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2023-54074"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2023-54074.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54074"
title: "net/mlx5e: Use correct encap attribute during invalidation"
summary: "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5e: Use correct encap attribute during invalidation\n\nWith introduction of post action infrastructure most of the users of encap\nattribute had been modified in order to obtain the correct attribute by\ncalling mlx5e_tc_get_encap_attr() helper instead of assuming encap action\nis always on default attribute. However, the cited commit didn't modify\nmlx5e_invalidate_encap() which prevents it from destroying correct modify\nheader action which leads to a warning [0]. Fix the issue by using correct\nattribute.\n\n[0]:\n\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel: WARNING: CPU: 17 PID: 654 at drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c:684 mlx5e_tc_attach_mod_hdr+0x1cc/0x230 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel: RIP: 0010:mlx5e_tc_attach_mod_hdr+0x1cc/0x230 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel: Call Trace:\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  \u003cTASK\u003e\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  mlx5e_tc_fib_event_work+0x8e3/0x1f60 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? mlx5e_take_all_encap_flows+0xe0/0xe0 [mlx5_core]\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lock_downgrade+0x6d0/0x6d0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x273/0x3f0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x273/0x3f0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  process_one_work+0x7c2/0x1310\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x3f0/0x3f0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? pwq_dec_nr_in_flight+0x230/0x230\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? rwlock_bug.part.0+0x90/0x90\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  worker_thread+0x59d/0xec0\nFeb 21 09:47:35 c-237-177-40-045 kernel:  ? __kthread_parkme+0xd9/0x1d0"
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"8300f225268be9ee2c0daf5a3f23929fcdcbf213","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"00959a1bad58e4b6c14a2729f84d354255073609"},{"version":"8300f225268be9ee2c0daf5a3f23929fcdcbf213","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"b8b4292fdd8818ab43b943b6717811651f51e39f"},{"version":"8300f225268be9ee2c0daf5a3f23929fcdcbf213","status":"affected","versionType":"git","lessThan":"be071cdb167fc3e25fe81922166b3d499d23e8ac"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected"},{"versions":[{"version":"5.18","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThan":"5.18"},{"version":"6.1.31","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*"},{"version":"6.3.5","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver","lessThanOrEqual":"6.3.*"},{"version":"6.4","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix","lessThanOrEqual":"*"}],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected"}]

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